Published 7/1/2009
by David Regimbal
at Bleacher Report - College Football
Every team can be beaten. If the last two college football seasons have taught us anything, it's that any game can be like quicksand to the top teams in the country. It's almost like 'The Upset' is a new trend in College Football. Sure, before 2007, there were some remarkable wins by teams that had no business winning them. But the upsets in the 90's and early 2000's didn't come as frequently as they have in recent years. Teams of the One-Double-A variety are coming into big time stadiums against big time teams and competing. Conference bottom feeders are coming out of nowhere and knocking off their elite counterparts in inner-league play. Every college football fan can conjure up images of that sunny September day in Ann Harbor, Michigan. Appalachian State came into the Big House with inferior athletes, about 300 of their fans, and a $400,000 check signed over to them by UM. The coin was flipped, the ball was kicked off, and Appalachian State carved up the Michigan defense like a pumpkin on ...
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